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1492

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Christopher Columbus discovers America

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1521

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Hernan Cortez conquered the aztecs

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3
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1587

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Roanoke colony was founded

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4
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1754-1763

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French and Indian war

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5
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1803

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Louisiana Purchase

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6
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1812

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War of 1812, causes the federalists to fall

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1816

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Second bank of the US

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1820

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Missouri Compromise

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9
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1832

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Second bank chartered in 1836

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1833

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Whig party is created

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11
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1819

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Maryland v McCulloch (Federal law overrides state law)

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12
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1828

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Tariff of abomination

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13
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1831

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Nat turner rebellion

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14
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1831

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The liberator by William Loyd Garrison

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15
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1837

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John C Calhoun says slavery is positively good

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16
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1844

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James K Polk elected exansionist

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17
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1845

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John O’ Sullivan coined term Manifest destiny

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18
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1846

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Wilmot Proviso

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19
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1846-1848

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Mexican American war, 150000 war

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20
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1848

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Treaty of Guadalupe, ending Mexican American war, increases US size by 1/3

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21
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1850

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compromise of 1850

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22
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1852

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Uncle Tom’s cabin, by harriet

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23
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1854

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Kansas Nebraska act, causes whig party to fall

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24
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1855

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Know nothing party is formed
nativism = against immigration

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25
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1856

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Bessemer process increased production of steel

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26
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1861

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civil war (600,000 - 700,000)

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27
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1862

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Homestead act

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28
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1863

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emancipation proclamation

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29
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1865

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13th amendment, abolishment of slavery, frees 4 million

30
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1866

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14th amendment gave citizenship back to those born in US

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1866

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KKK is formed

32
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1867

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Reconstruction act, terms to readmission with northerners not happy, South is placed under military from republicans

33
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1869

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First transcontinental railroad made

34
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1870

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15th amendment gave black people the right to vote

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1871

36
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1873

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Third Great Awakening

37
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1873

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Panic of 1873, due to losing confidence

38
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1873

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Credit Mobilier Scandal

39
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1876

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Telephone created by Alexander Graham Bell

40
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1877

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Compromise of 1877

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